Harper

Forward Deployed Operations

Harper
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4 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$125k - $175k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Embed with operators across sales, service, underwriting, and carrier relations to identify high-leverage operational problems.
  • Run operational workflows including underwriter follow-ups, carrier communications, customer calls, and pipeline coordination.
  • Prototype and ship AI agents, internal tools, and workflow automations.
  • Use SQL, data analysis, and dashboards to measure the business impact of shipped solutions.
  • Translate operational pain points into product requirements for engineering.
  • Context-switch across functions and take ownership of ambiguous, end-to-end problems.

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of experience in a high-pace environment such as a startup, operations, consulting, or engineering.
  • Track record of building and shipping production internal tools, automations, or workflows end-to-end.
  • Experience running customer-facing, process-heavy, or operational work.
  • Comfort with SQL and at least one of Python or TypeScript.
  • Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Cursor or Claude Code.
  • Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate immediately.
  • Preferred: experience with LLMs, AI agents, or voice AI; insurance, fintech, or another regulated industry; startup or founder experience; solutions engineering, operations, or customer success.

Benefits

  • $125,000–$170,000 salary depending on experience, plus performance bonuses and equity.
  • In-office role in San Francisco, Monday–Friday, five days per week, with a very early morning start.
  • Uber commuter benefits.
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided, plus snacks, drinks, and coffee daily.
  • Free gym membership.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.

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Harper

About Harper

51-200 employees

Harper is a commercial excess-and-surplus (E&S) insurance brokerage that places specialty coverage for businesses. It uses an AI-native tech stack—including Voice AI for intake—to move prospects from quoting through binding and ongoing service, earning brokerage commissions on written policies. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco.

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